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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.

ate upon several reports;; to arbitrate in disputes among heighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit.

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.

Hidden; secret. [Obs.] "The arcane part of divine wisdom." Berkeley.

Any part of a curved line.

With reference to the archetype; originally. "Parts archetypally distinct." Dana.

The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.] Johnson.

The arched part of a structure.

The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.

Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.

That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.

A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura.

of the existence of a Deity. Ray. Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion South.

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. "An arid waste." Thomson.

to action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. Ex. i. 8. The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.…

Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness, n.

A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.

Bearing arms. [R.] They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. De Quincey.